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Video: MMA Fighter Resets Crooked, Broken Nose Mid-Fight

Video: MMA Fighter Resets Crooked, Broken Nose Mid-FightBroke nose? Who cares. The fight goes on. On Friday, MMA fighter Mauricio Queiroz made his Legacy Fighting Championship…

Video: MMA Fighter Resets Crooked, Broken Nose Mid-Fight

Broke nose? Who cares. The fight goes on.

On Friday, MMA fighter Mauricio Queiroz made his Legacy Fighting Championship debut at LFA 191 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. During the second round of their scrap, Queiroz’s opponent, Guilherme Pat, delivered a nasty elbow against the fence that immediately broke Queiroz’s nose.

“Oh, nice elbow,” the commentator said. “I think that nose just broke. I heard the crack, and I see the bend.”

fixing a broke nose in the middle of a fight

As Queiroz moved away from the fence, a closeup shot of his face revealed that his nose was completely crooked from the blow. Undeterred, ‘Clark’ straightened it out mid-fight and kept going like nothing happened.

“Did you see that? He just put it back in place,” the commentator added. “He just put it back in place. He said, ‘I feel my nose is broken. Click! Let me put it back in place.”

Queiroz loses fifth career fight

In the end, Queiroz lost the bout in the third round after Pat once again caught him against the fence before unleashing a barrage of strikes, leaving Queiroz a bloody mess. ‘Clark’ turned his back after one punch too many, forcing the referee to step in and call for the stoppage via TKO at the 3:15 mark.

The loss moved Queiroz to 4-5 while Guilherme Pat kept his ‘O’ intact in what was also his LFA debut. He is now 5-0 with four finishes.

Pat Miletich Fired From LFA Commentary Gig After Capitol Protest Involvement

MiletichPat Miletich will no longer be commentating fights for Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA). The UFC Hall of Famer revealed Tuesday that he had been fired by the promotion for his involvement in the Capitol protests that took place last week in support of Donald Trump. It eventually led to an insurrection with five deaths, including […]

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Pat Miletich will no longer be commentating fights for Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA).

The UFC Hall of Famer revealed Tuesday that he had been fired by the promotion for his involvement in the Capitol protests that took place last week in support of Donald Trump. It eventually led to an insurrection with five deaths, including that of a Capitol police officer.

“I just want to let you guys know that I just got a call from the folks at the LFA and they basically informed me that they were getting a lot of pressure because I was at the Capitol,” Miletich said on Instagram (via MMA Fighting). “I want you guys to know that the people I walked with at the Capitol, none of them that I know of were involved in any of the violence. I walked with white people, Black people, a lot of Chinese people who escaped communist China, who are for freedom. It was across the board it was people of different races, religions.

“But the LFA was getting a lot of pressure and unfortunately they felt they needed to distance themselves from me, which hey, I understand their position. I love all those guys, Ed [Soares] and Sven [Bean] and Mark [Bieri] and everybody, I love them. But the price of freedom is going to be heavy guys. Me losing my job is part of the pain. Even the people that pressured the LFA to get rid of me, I’m doing my best to fight for your freedom.

“… I love those guys over at LFA. I understand their position. I will continue to fight for freedom.”

While Miletich claims he lost his job, LFA officials told MMA Fighting that he has been removed from the broadcast team for the upcoming LFA 97 card on January 15 as of now. A decision will be made on his future once a full investigation is complete.

“First and foremost, the LFA supports the participation of the constitutional right to peaceful protest,” LFA officials said in a statement sent to MMA Fighting. “During preparations for the 2021 debut broadcast, it was brought to the LFA’s attention that photos of questionable nature surfaced on various social media outlets involving fight analyst Pat Miletich.

“While the LFA continues to investigate the situation, the decision was made to remove Mr. Miletich from broadcast duties for this Friday’s LFA 97 event.”

Miletich notably claimed no Trump supporters attacked law enforcement officers during the events that occurred as he implied it was the work of Antifa.

However, his claims are unfounded as per the FBI and it’s not a good look for Miletich overall, especially with a number of protesters involved — notable supporters of Trump — now getting charged with Federal crimes in addition to a number of previous Trump allies now distancing themselves from the President.

What do you think of the LFA’s decision to distance themselves from Miletich?

Video: Nick Newell Returns To MMA With Impressive Submission Victory

Following over two years in retirement, former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) lightweight veteran Nick Newell made a triumphant return to mixed martial arts at last night’s (March 9, 2018) Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) 35 from the Arena Theatre in Houston, Texas. Apparently unleashing the pent-up aggression of being gone from the sport, Newell wasted […]

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Following over two years in retirement, former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) lightweight veteran Nick Newell made a triumphant return to mixed martial arts at last night’s (March 9, 2018) Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) 35 from the Arena Theatre in Houston, Texas.

Apparently unleashing the pent-up aggression of being gone from the sport, Newell wasted no time submitting opponent Sonny Luque with a neck crank only 2:10 into the first round.

Newell then called out for a shot in the UFC, something that could be coming soon for him if he keeps winning in impressive fashion. Watch the highlights of his return victory here:

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Former NFL Star Greg Hardy Added to Legacy Fighting Alliance 33

Still competing as an amateur, Greg Hardy’s climb up the MMA ladder will include a stop with Legacy Fighting Alliance. The promotion announced that Hardy, a former standout in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys, will take on Ryan Chester in a heavyw…

Still competing as an amateur, Greg Hardy’s climb up the MMA ladder will include a stop with Legacy Fighting Alliance. The promotion announced that Hardy, a former standout in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys, will take on Ryan Chester in a heavyweight amateur bout on February 16 from The Bomb Factory in Dallas. Hardy […]

Legacy Fighting Alliance 27 Results: Robert Watley Retains Lightweight Title

Robert Watley scored a third round finish in his first title defense Friday night over Daryl Wilson. Watley’s title defense served as the headline bout to Legacy Fighting Alliance 27, which aired live on AXS TV from the Firelake Casino in Shawnee…

Robert Watley scored a third round finish in his first title defense Friday night over Daryl Wilson. Watley’s title defense served as the headline bout to Legacy Fighting Alliance 27, which aired live on AXS TV from the Firelake Casino in Shawnee, Oklahoma. In the co-main event, Ryan Spann knocked out Myron Dennis. Other winners […]

MMA Fighter Reportedly Died In Cage, Was Revived By Medics

On the eve of tonight’s (Sat., Nov. 4, 2017) UFC 217 from Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, an extremely frightening scene unfolded at last night’s Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) 26 from Houston. According to a post from King’s MMA fighter CJ Hancock on his Facebook page, he died in the cage last […]

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On the eve of tonight’s (Sat., Nov. 4, 2017) UFC 217 from Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, an extremely frightening scene unfolded at last night’s Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) 26 from Houston.

According to a post from King’s MMA fighter CJ Hancock on his Facebook page, he died in the cage last night when his heart stopped and his kidneys stopped working, only to be revived with CPR and an EKG by paramedics:
Hancock stated that his doctor told him he should stop fighting altogether, and would now just continue on as a coach while still competing in Brazilian jiu-jitsu superfights.

He was uncertain exactly why he sustained such a dire injury in his bout, but pointed towards a hard weight cut. He fought Charlie Ontiveros on the preliminary card of LFA 26 and lost by second-round TKO when he collapsed.

Legacy CEO Ed Soares, who is also longtime former UFC champion Anderson Silva’s manager, issued the following statement clarifying the scary situation via MMA Fighting:

“It’s a very unfortunate situation where C.J. Hancock took a body kick during his fight,” Soares said in the statement. “After the kick landed, there was a few second delay, and then he collapsed in the cage. Our cutman David Maldonado immediately recognized the problem and signaled to the medical team sitting cageside. They were able to resuscitate and stabilize C.J. and took him to the hospital via ambulance where they determined he had suffered kidney failure. C.J. is currently recovering and in the company of his friends and family.”

It’s another harrowing instance of weight cutting affecting a fighter adversely, and this time it nearly cost a combatant his life.

For what it’s worth, Hancock (2-2) made weight at 170.5 for his bout with Ontiveros, but has competed in amateur as high as 205 pounds.

Regardless of the specifics, we here at LowKick wish Hancock and his family all the best in this time.

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